Line-casting machine.



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LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1911. l 1 1 l ,096, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.,

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ATTORNE R. ROGERS.V LINE CASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 8', 1911.

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' coMPANmn-conrommon or NEwfYome A -'rnac ines, ingwhich matrices c arryingone or '#10' more' -1et ters"'to be independently -used are *'stzredina' magazine andare delivered. singly by the'action oftinger-keys representing the various characters, then assembled in line,

Pthe line transferred tof-the face cfa slotted mold, Athe mold-filled with molten metal to 'produce-thelinotype, and the matrices finally returned-to the .magazine from 1 which -they 4.111, I V" J Particularly the invention relates to Voyr'nent. of ti number of fontsor sets of matrices representing different sizes l or lstyles'f type, in such manner that any font.

ma` `b e brou ht into actionjat will, so that, *ma ter. ina vproduced withfaces repre-V 526; sented by t `e-mtrices any one-magazine,

` or-by'a', combination of faces represented by thel matrices in two or more magazines. Fortliis purpose I employ Aa Aseries of` shiftable 'magazines and means whereby any se- '-80': lectedv one 'thereof may be 'brought into oper.- Specificnlly' fand, preferably I use vertical maga- :zines 'whichare-'suspended at'their upper I ends 'from a horizontally sliding'framc, this v 8.5.- palrti'cul'a-r arrangementafi'ording special' -advantage,.'not only because of the 'easy L -*manipulation ofthe ma azinesas'a whole 'j andgtheirproper cor ination -wit'h the lother operative devices, but also as it enables o metoeifectthe easy removal of the 'ind1 idual lmagazinesfrom the frame und' -the su'bsti-tution of others therefor. -f

." :"In 'the accompanying drawings, I vhave' shown 'my inventionas ap lied toa linotype 45'. machine 'of the general c aracter and style" Villustrated in my for'iner'LettersIavtent No." y 734,096, 'granted July 21,1903, but obviously itffna-ybe similarly usedin connection with fdrdesire it to'be distinctly understood 'that fin ` 'LINE-casrNG MACHINE,

. 'avin'g my .invention app-lied thereto; ;Fig.2 1s a right-hand elevation of the same; 'Fi'g,=3

is a front elevation on `an1enlarged-scnlefof the magazines, etc.; Fig. 4 is a vertical secf tlon takenwsubstantially 'on the. line in Fig. 3; Fig. is addetahed viewf'o .the

-Specillcation of Letters Patent.l I V 'apputioaieimys;1911. iser'iamoezayg magazine frame and its supporting and mvof removing '.orVreplacing a'n individual' m,a,gazine. YA

The generalorganization of the machineA .is or maybe SubSmntiallyfli-ke that-"shown and described in ,my-'LettersgPatenh- No' 734,096, 4and comlrises a main frame FA,

), which. cont-rol the l'ie- 'A r 'lease ofthe matrices in the magazine B, from which they are delivered in' proper 4order fingeiwke'y levers '-l and'assembled with'spacers and then-trai'1-l f erred tothe' casting mechanism where 'the s lmotype 1s formed.ll Thel assembled line'ji's" then raised by theelevu tor K to the top .ofthe i i 1nachine,"at which point the spacersarespa'- ratedtherefrom and restored to their Inugah zine J. The matrices-are cu-used top'uss along-the distrlnitcr bar X, fromwhich they i drop and arerreturned tofthen'ugiizine B.

All of these parts are old in the' artfand operate ms'ubstantially the same manner as the parts similarly lettered in'my said patent.`

Certain features difierentvin-function'and mode of operation are now to-vbe -1 escrihedl In the previous machinea single magazine.'

'only is shown, and in order! to.' 'per1nit lthe. employment of a plurality of-facesmy pres ent invention provides a' plurality of. magaso astobrn'g' any selected'one thereof into operativerelation Ito 4the keyboard-and `as' semblingA devices.'l In the drawings'Ihave illustrated foursiich magazines, but;- o bv'if niimshed as desired. The magazines B, 13,15,

are preferably verticall disposedgg-'and are' i ed at theirnpper ends in thehorizontally shiftabl'e' frame M.

supported -and suspen' The frame M in turn is fsupportediby'the f.. y;

forinstance in' the grooves'iAz, seev Fi .6', lIfdesired, rollers M, i a, or o th'era;' 1 1 ti ric--4 tion devices, may be .inter osed between frame and the bracci-as riig fmgirrpf nectedthere'to `in'iamy suit'abjle manner, is

shifting i'liezfralnie M' and the supported 4with suitably' located notches. in'theQfi'xed g magazines -B,^B, B, soas-t'ohring' anyse? locknapieee I lected oneio'f them'A into operative position In'o'r'der'- to' permit the independent re-,. will be subsequently described.4 Each of the moval Aand replacement of the Aindividual 5 niagazinesfl'is provided at. its' lower; end magazines' B, B, B, with relation tothe 2 i with matrixl controlling.' .de\ -fices' or 'escape- `franie .\l. l preferably forni 'the latter with' ments. C, C, C, see Fig. 4. The escapenient grooves M2, M1, etc., 4which engage the lipi UG is lotliodisiial for'iiiand is dcsignedto vlper-:end offth'e' magazines B, B, B," and permit the release of the. matrices one at a there@ ",fili'stai'n them in suspended position. 10. time.' Generally` speaking, it'coiisistsof a' \'l `he `s"e .Qi'iboi'es :311, '311, etc., are located 75 `'pivo'ted lever carryingtwo pa-wls'or dogs* 'transverselyto-'the direction of increment of- A winch-.are alternatel \"`l projected into v'the thefranie M, an dvit.\\-illbefobviousthatthe` W i Y 1 finagazine. A'springbears'upon.the level' individual magazines may .be readily' sl i d i so as normally-.tohold one of thepawl's .in int'oa'nd' out Aof their proper position, see

theni'agazine'channelandtliereby.to retain' particularly Figfp 30' the matrices tlieijeiii.;."''l`he position of th'fe By this. construction and-Zarragement' I' -escapenient is-.re'versedandrontrolled'by the.' have provided' siinple, inea'ns whereby any i bail d, which is operatedfrom the inger--- -selected -inagazline mayl be brought "into lever D in the customary-maintien The spef :proper relation totA the other parts, and I 20. cific formof escapeinent.constitutesrno partinoreo'ver, it is possible to reinove-'any in-v 35 of my present. invention, and the one dei 'dividual' magazine -aiid to substitute-anscribed is of the, general' type customarily other therefor'. i Thus it willbe obvious that employed in l-'inotype machines. I readily and ,quit-lily obtain .any-desired" Referring particularly to Fig.^4,.it1\v ill be change Vofafont or face, or anyidesired. mixseen that the escapenient levers C, 4C-,"L"i1'e 'tui'ethereo In the present application I 9o' mounted inap ropriate position, so that they 'have-simplyillustrated a 'preferred embodi-- horizontal shi ting of thelmagazines bringsA ment of inyinvention, butiobvioiislymany l the'esizape'in'ents ofthe selected one into `-changesand -variations l such as lWill s'ug-- A proper operative relation to the single bank gelstilieniselves to those' skilled in the art of escapementibailsjd. This feature -is' of -may be".inade vtherein' without departing 95,

importanoeffor.the'. reason that `it. bvi`ates from its spiritj l the necessityf for special devices, either` t o Haying thus described my invention, its lock the matrices in the' magazines during' construct-ion'and niode'of operation, what"l www; 4 shifting, -or to bring the matrices of the .serl I claim and desire .to secure by Letters Patthe bails d.' i 1. Ina typographicallmachine, the .coinln order to effect the horizontai shiftingbination of. awidistribnting I neclianisin,` aq

of -thel' magazines, I employ :track and pin# plurality of magazines -and a supporting- `ion device, in dp'referably provide the'frame vframe therefor providedivith means to e'n- 'fi-aine, may, be uniformly acted 'upon and- :upper ends'so as to hold them in suspended i theinagazin'es shifted iii-properarallel re condition, the said frame beinginounted in lations. Meshing-.with the racks *,M, are the fraip ework ='of the 'machine 'at `a point tivo'pinio'ns N,1N, fast upon the shaft-iHH* immediately adjacent thedistribnting'mecli 145. .whiclris sup )oited in the famewrk.ffAt 'anisni andniorably arranged so as to'.bring. 110 one 'end of tie` 'shaft N1 iealso" n iountediil 'any selectedmagazine into' operative relal "gear -N2 which meshes 'into the actuating V-tion tl'iereto'. sector. N3 'fast upon .the short rock shaft N 2. Tn'a ,ty1'iographical-machine. the coin- \\'h'i .h is suitably located in Vthe frame A'.A -huation .of"a"di.-:tributin. r inechanism,-a

. inouiitedjtheliaiidle Nin convenient posi-' therefor and mountedj iii-the-,framework of tion tol bei i 1ani )i'i lated by'theoperator at the machine at' apointimmediatelyadjacent the'keyboard. twill be seen that this ar- .the distributiin!` mechanism and provided' .rangement and construction permits any with means -to 'engage Land support. the

tire relation to4 the other parts', including ih eni,in suspended condition. and means .for

the. proper engagement1 andregistration fof, -mornig said frame bodily in-a horizontal its esi-.aimaient levers C, C,/with the' single direction to bring any. selected magazine hanlc 'of bails (L .'I"also.=pi"o\'idei suitable Yinto operative position.

' lected magazine into. operative relation to e'iit ofthe UnitedfS'tatesisas follows: 16d

40 vlll with'tw'o racks M?, M,'- in order thatthe gage and support .the magazines -by their los:

selected magazine to be brought into opera;l `miigaz'iiiesby theirfnppe ends so as tohold `l12o 60 means whereby the selected niagaziue'n'hen 3. In a'tvpographical machine, the com- 125 A shifted" is flocked im opera-tire positionf lL '.iation -of distributing' mechanism,A a,plu A i These Aincaiisnia'y heiof any. desired c oiirality'fmagazines and an overlyin sup 1 struction, andin tlieforin shown comprise .porting frame; therefor mounted.' in" the v g the. ordinary locking lever N pivoted to the framework of themachine at npoint inline-` operating handle Ni' and adapted to engage datelyadjaent the distributingr mechanism, 1.! 0

the said magazines being each slidably supported by their upper ends in said frame so as to be independently removable therefrom.

4. In a typographical machine, the com`- bination of a distributing mechanism, a magazine and an overlying supporting frame therefor mounted in the framework of the machine at a point immediately adjacent the distributing mechanism, said magazine being slidably supported by its upper end in said frame so as to be removable edgewise therefrom'.`

5. In a t pographical machine, the c'ombination o a distributing mechanism, a supporting frame mounted in the frame- Work of the machine at a point immediately adjacent the distributing mechanism and provided on its under side with a grooved portion and a magazine slidably supported ving pinion.

by its upper end` in said grooved portion vso as to be readily removable from the frame.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of the magazines B, the sliding frame M to support the magazines and pro vided on its upper side with racks M2, the

transverse rocklshaft N1 provided with the pinions N meshing into the racks M2, and the actuating pinion N 2, and the manually operatedA sector N3 meshing into the actuat- In testimony whereof I hereuntoset my hand this third day of May, 1911, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses.

JOHN R. Roenes.

Witnesses DAVID S. KENNEDY, ARTHUR P. PAINE. 

